BHP says `bloody awful’ trade pledges threaten Trump’s pump

February 27, 2017

The head of the world’s biggest mining company intensified his warnings that US trade protectionism under President Donald Trump would threaten global growth and the fight against poverty. While applauding efforts by the administration to boost US growth and infrastructure spending, BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie said the consequences of restricting free trade would be “pretty bloody awful.”

BHP says `bloody awful’ trade pledges threaten Trump’s pump

February 27, 2017

The head of the world’s biggest mining company intensified his warnings that US trade protectionism under President Donald Trump would threaten global growth and the fight against poverty. While applauding efforts by the administration to boost US growth and infrastructure spending, BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie said the consequences of restricting free trade would be “pretty bloody awful.”